2021
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Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney released the album 'McCartney III Imagined'
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Born on July 23
1904
Birth
Adone Zecchi
Adone Zecchi, composer was born
1769
Birth
Alexey Nikolayevich Titov
Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, composer was born
1971
Birth
Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss, Decatur Ill, country singer (2 Highways) was born
1923
Birth
Amalia Mendoza
Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer (d. 2001) was born
1920
Birth
Amalia Rodrigues
Amalia Rodrigues, Portuguese fado singer (d. 1999) was born
1946
Birth
Andy MacKay
Andy MacKay, London, rock sax/oboe (Roxy Music-Dance Away) was born
1734
Birth
Antonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini
Antonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini, opera composer [or Jun 14 1730] was born
1884
Birth
Apolinary Szeluto
Apolinary Szeluto, composer was born
1856
Birth
Arthur H Bird
Arthur H Bird, composer was born
1916
Birth
Ben Weber
Ben Weber, St Louis Missouri, composer (Thorne Music Award-1965) was born
1950
Birth
Blair Thornton
Blair Thornton, rock guitarist (Bachman-Turner-Overdrive) was born
1935
Birth
Cleveland Dunkin
Cleveland Dunkin, rocker (Penguins) was born
1971
Birth
Dalvin DeGrate
Dalvin DeGrate, American singer was born
1947
Birth
David Essex
David Essex, [Cook], London, rock vocalist/actor (That'll be the Day) was born
1944
Birth
Dino Danelli
Dino Danelli, Jersey City NJ, rock drummer (Fotomaker, Young Rascals) was born
1838
Birth
Edouard [Judas] Colonne
Edouard [Judas] Colonne, composer/violinist was born
1806
Birth
Eduard Marxsen
Eduard Marxsen, composer was born
1905
Birth
Erich Itor Kahn
Erich Itor Kahn, composer was born
1866
Birth
Francesco Cilea
Francesco Cilea, composer was born
1973
Birth
Francis Healy
Francis Healy, Scottish rock musician (Travis) was born
1796
Birth
Franz Adolf Berwald
Franz Adolf Berwald, Sweden, composer was born
1940
Birth
Gary Stites
Gary Stites, rock vocalist (Lonely For You) was born
1849
Birth
Geza Zichy
Geza Zichy, composer was born
1945
Birth
Harold W Hennep
Harold W Hennep, Arubians/Dutch dancer/actor (Plus Echo) was born
1973
Birth
Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya, Indian Bollywood composer, singer and actor. was born
1950
Birth
Ian Thomas
Ian Thomas, rocker was born
1952
Birth
Janis Siegel
Janis Siegel, NYC, jazz singer (Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction) was born
1921
Birth
Jerome Rosen
Jerome Rosen, composer was born
1803
Birth
Johann Vesque von Puttlingen
Johann Vesque von Puttlingen, composer was born
1735
Birth
Johannes Herbst
Johannes Herbst, composer was born
1942
Birth
John de Hont
John de Hont, Dutch guitarist (ZZ & Masks) was born
1976
Birth
Jonathan Gallant
Jonathan Gallant, Canadian musician (Billy Talent) was born
1793
Birth
Joseph Hartmann Stuntz
Joseph Hartmann Stuntz, composer was born
1773
Birth
Karl Ludwig Hellwig
Karl Ludwig Hellwig, composer was born
1946
Birth
Keith Ferguson
Keith Ferguson, blues guy (Fabulous Thunderbirds) was born
1928
Birth
Leon Fleisher
Leon Fleisher, SF California, pianist/conductor (Annapolis Symph 1973-77) was born
1942
Birth
Madeline Bell
Madeline Bell, US singer (Black Nativity) was born
1955
Birth
Marisa DeFranco
Marisa DeFranco, rocker (DeFranco Family) was born
1961
Birth
Martin Gore
Martin Gore, rocker (Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough) was born
1985
Birth
Matthew Murphy
Matthew Murphy, English musician (The Wombats) was born
1980
Birth
Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams, American singer (Destiny's Child) was born
1968
Birth
Nick Menza
Nick Menza, American musician, drummer was born
1892
Birth
Petros John Petridis
Petros John Petridis, composer was born
1825
Birth
Richard Hol
Richard Hol, Dutch composer/organist/conductor was born
1970
Birth
Sam Waters
Sam Waters, Camp Springs Md, singer (Color Me Badd-Want to Sex You Up) was born
1965
Birth
Slash
Slash, [Saul Hudson], London England, rock guitarist & songwriter (Guns N' Roses-Sweet Child o' Mine) was born
1978
Birth
Stefanie Sun
Stefanie Sun, Singaporean singer was born
1981
Birth
Steve Jocz
Steve Jocz, Canadian drummer (Sum 41) was born
1943
Birth
Tony Joe White
Tony Joe White, rocker was born
1902
Birth
Walter Burle Marx
Walter Burle Marx, composer was born
1876
Birth
William Gillies Whittaker
William Gillies Whittaker, composer was born
Died on July 23
2011
Death
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse, British singer songwriter, dies from a alcohol intoxication at 27
2004
Death
Carlos Paredes
Carlos Paredes, Portuguese musician and composer (b. 1925)
1966
Death
Donald Novis
Donald Novis, singer/actor (Pajama Game), dies at 60
2021
Death
Fakir Alamgir
Fakir Alamgir died
1995
Death
Floyd McDaniel
Floyd McDaniel, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 80
1840
Death
Frantisek Max Knize
Frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55
2025
Death
George Kooymans
George Kooymans died
1983
Death
Georges Auric
Georges Auric, French composer (It Always Rains on Sunday), dies at 84
1757
Death
Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti
Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer (La Silvia), dies at 71
1994
Death
Hans J Salter
Hans J Salter, Aust/US composer (Deanna-Durbin musicals), dies at 98
1875
Death
Isaac Merritt Singer
Isaac Merritt Singer, inventor (sewing machine), dies at 63
1990
Death
Joe Turner
Joe Turner, jazz pianist, dies of cardiac arrest at 82
1986
Death
Jouko Paavo Kalervo Tolonen
Jouko Paavo Kalervo Tolonen, composer, dies at 73
1985
Death
Kay Kyser
Kay Kyser, bandleader (Kay Kyser's Kollege), dies at 79
1979
Death
Keith Godchaux
Keith Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead), dies in a car accident at 31
1973
Death
Marius-Francois Gaillard
Marius-Francois Gaillard, composer, dies at 72
1933
Death
Max Schillings
Max Schillings, German composer/conductor (Mona Lisa), dies at 65
1878
Death
Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo
Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer, dies at 70
2023
Death
Otello Profazio
Otello Profazio died
2023
Death
Patty Ryan
Patty Ryan died
2004
Death
Piero Piccioni
Piero Piccioni, Italian musician, conductor and composer (b. 1921)
1685
Death
Pietro Reggio
Pietro Reggio, composer, dies at 53
2025
Death
Ratan Thiyam
Ratan Thiyam died
1977
Death
René de Vos
René de Vos, Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven), dies at 79
1990
Death
Robert Sommer
Robert Sommer, singer, dies of liver failure at 42
2007
Death
Ron Miller
Ron Miller, American songwriter and record producer (b. 1933)
2004
Death
Serge Reggiani
Serge Reggiani, French singer and actor (b. 1922)
2022
Death
Sid Jacobson
Sid Jacobson died
2020
Death
Sérgio Ricardo
Sérgio Ricardo died
2005
Death
Ted Greene
Ted Greene, American jazz guitarist and teacher (b. 1946)
1866
Death
Thomas Forbes Walmisley
Thomas Forbes Walmisley, composer, dies at 83
1829
Death
Wojciech Boguslawski
Wojciech Boguslawski, composer, dies at 72
1909
Death
Zygmunt Noskowski
Zygmunt Noskowski, composer, dies at 63
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